Reviews tagging 'Death'

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

471 reviews

rileyyy02's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Mary Shelley is my ancestor! I read this book when I was younger so it felt slow at the time but it’s a good story about humanity

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Abandonment

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

willow1113's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book made me get back into reading. Slay Mary Shelley 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

mitsyleigh's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

claire_leibovitz's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

jthyme's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Victor you stupid fuck!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Suicide

jessi_lou95's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Blood, Stalking

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

orchidlilly's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

literaryboysmelancholy's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment

veposve's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Abandonment